My stock Autolite has developed a case of spraying gas all over the motor compartment lately. The guy I just bought my 69 from replaced all the gaskets when it was leaking out the front of carb in a couple of spots. It ran pretty good but a little rough. When you went to rev it up in neutral it was a little rough almost like too much fuel would dump in and it would load up or bog down. He said the jets may be a little bit big. Today I take it for a spin and come to a stop & it is just coughing & sputtering at idle, try to drive again & it has no power then dies. Try to restart but no luck. Opened the hood & it had & was dumping a crapload of gas out the back. I am almost wondering if possibly the choke stuck closed because when I pulled off the air cleaner the choke plate was closed & their was raw fuel in the air cleaner housing. Now I am thinking that I need to go get a new/rebuilt stock carb. A few years ago I put a rebuilt (by Holly) motorcraft 2150 on my 1973 & it worked great. I have a manual choke too & I think I would like to do a electric choke if not too tough to install. I still have the motorcraft 2150 I think with the electric choke. Maybe I should find someplace to rebuild that one ? What does the electric choke get its power from if I decide to use that one ?
Any thoughts on carb choice ? I want to stay pretty stock as I just use the truck to cruise around town mostly. I am pretty much a novice when it comes to messing with carbs.
Any thoughts on carb choice ? I want to stay pretty stock as I just use the truck to cruise around town mostly. I am pretty much a novice when it comes to messing with carbs.
